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Expectations, thanks considerably to the publicity overdrive, were sky-high. The Sanjay Gupta-helmed Jazbaa was expected to reboot the career of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Moreover, the thriller had several upbeat factors going for it: high drama in a courtroom, the presence of the flavour of the season, Irrfan Khan, and the slick storytelling style which is the calling card of its director.
Over the opening weekend, ads in newspapers proclaimed it had received an outstanding response in the Middle East. In India, trade vigilantes reported that Jazbaa, an adaptation of the Korean film Seven Days, had drawn a tepid response across the nation. Reviews ranged from unqualified praise to hostile downers, especially about the script's bombastic dialogue.
Politely, you could call Jazbaa a disappointment both on the quality count and the box-office takings. By contrast, Meghna Gulzar's Talvar has met with a far more positive response, although not without barbs that it tends to be partisan in defence of the convicted suspects, the parents of the slain Aarushi Talwar, and their household help Hemraj Banjade.
THE COMEBACK THAT FELL FLAT: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Jazbaa (left), an adaptation of the Korean film Seven Days (centre) - though one reckons director Sanjay Gupta would've fared far better if he'd opted to obtain remaking rights to the American TV series The Good Wife (right) and cast Ash as its titular character instead |
LAURELS GALOREAishwarya Rai Bachchan has won several awards, over the years, including two Filmfare Awards and the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009 The brothers the most beautiful woman in theworld, she was crowned Miss World in 1994-which kickstarted her career in film She was also awarded the Ordre des Arts et desLettres by the Government of France in 2012 |
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